Today's News

SUNSET HARBOR—Dave Beresoff, owner of Sunset Harbor Seafood, can recount every detail of the accident off Holden Beach that destroyed his fishing boat and left his business suffering during what is usually its busiest season.

He and fellow fisherman Danny Stephens were spot fishing off the coast back in November—Friday, the 13th, in fact—in typical fall conditions: windy, rainy; the waves were a little choppy but nothing they haven’t handled easily in the past.

Dr. Katie McGee, the outgoing superintendent of Brunswick Schools, has been a strong supporter of The First Tee since the beginning, according to Rusty Petrea, the founder (with wife Carol) of The First Tee of Brunswick County.

The recent frigid cold spell caused some fish kills in the state but it doesn’t appear we were hurt too badly here in Brunswick County. To the north of us there were reported kills of speckled trout (and black drum) that ran into the thousands of fish in a few places, but so far that hasn’t happened here.

Meanwhile, anglers are watching the state’s reaction to the upcoming sea turtle lawsuit and how that might affect large-mesh inshore gill nets.

A 17-year-old violin and fiddle virtuoso wowed the crowd at the Odell Williamson Auditorium Saturday evening, bringing a blend of classical violin and traditional Celtic fiddle music to about 600 concertgoers.

The Brunswick Community College Foundation and Coastal Financial Associates sponsored the visit from Caroline Goulding, accompanied on piano by Alicja Basinska and Janine Randall.

All proceeds will benefit scholarships at Brunswick Community College.

CALABASH—Drug agents have busted a meth lab in Calabash, the county’s first meth lab bust since 2006.

On Wednesday, Jan. 13, drug agents arrested Robert Lee Moss II when he was outside his home.

Though they had a superior court judge-issued search and destruction order, it was important agents separated Moss from the potentially volatile situation inside the Wilson Avenue home he was renting, because they believed a meth lab was inside, Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit Agent Jeff Beck said.

Look to your left and you'll see George Washington. Turn the corner and you'll run into Albert Einstein. Notable people in history lined the hallways at Bolivia Elementary School during the annual Night of Notables.

For more than 10 years, the fourth- and fifth-grade classes at Bolivia Elementary School have presented the Night of Notables, where students dress up as historical figures from history and share facts about what they learned.